| 100% | REY | 3 | Margret and H. A. ___, co-authors of the "Curious George" books |
| 66% | REYS | 4 | Margret and H. A., creators of Curious George |
| 55% | REYS | 4 | “Curious George” authors Margret and H. A. |
| 50% | REYS | 4 | Curious George creators H.A. and Margret |
| 50% | REYS | 4 | Co-authors Margret and H. A. |
| 49% | BRYSON | 6 | Bill —, author of books A Short History of Nearly Everything and A Walk in the Woods |
| 48% | JEREMIAH | 8 | Hebrew prophet and author of a Book of the Bible |
| 48% | REY | 3 | Either co-author of Curious George books |
| 45% | ASSANGE | 7 | Author of the 2012 book "Cypherpunks: Freedom and the Future of the Internet" |
| 45% | SEUSS | 5 | Author of the books quoted at 17-, 29-, 38-, 46- and 59-Across |
| 45% | SOPHIEHANNAH | 12 | Author of the novels A Game for All the Family and Little Face |
| 45% | REYS | 4 | H.A. and Margret, who created Curious George |
| 45% | SVEVO | 5 | Italo —, author of the novels A Life and Zeno's Conscience |
| 45% | OZEKI | 5 | Ruth ___, author of "A Tale for the Time Being" and "The Book of Form and Emptiness" |
| 44% | JARED | 5 | ___ Diamond, author of the 1998 Pulitzer-winning book "Guns, Germs, and Steel" |
| 44% | EDNAOBRIEN | 10 | Author of novels The Country Girls and A Pagan Place |
| 44% | BUCKERIDGE | 10 | Anthony —, author of the Jennings and Rex Milligan series of children's books |
| 44% | ROALDDAHL | 9 | Author of the children's book "James and the Giant Peach": 2 wds. |
| 44% | JAMES | 5 | P D —, author of the novels Original Sin and A Mind to Murder |
| 44% | ALANGARNER | 10 | Author of children's books Elidor and The Moon of Gomrath |
| 44% | GEORGE | 6 | Curious ___, mischievous monkey with a knack for adventure from the book series by Margret and H.A. Rey |
| 44% | DAVEPELZER | 10 | Author of memoirs A Child Called It and The Lost Boy |
| 44% | DALECARNEGIE | 12 | Author of the self-help book "How to Win Friends and Influence People": 2 wds. |
| 43% | MARTIN | 6 | George RR, author of the Game of Thrones books |
| 43% | MURDOCH | 7 | Iris —, author of novels The Bell and A Word Child |
| 43% | HARDY | 5 | Thomas —, author of novels A Laodicean and Jude the Obscure |
| 43% | BLAKE | 5 | William —, English author of The Marriage of Heaven and Hell and The Book of Los |
| 43% | LEWYCKA | 7 | Marina —, author of the novels Two Caravans and A Short History of Tractors in Ukrainian |
| 43% | FRANKMUIR | 9 | Author of 1993 novel The Walpole Orange and 1997 autobiography A Kentish Lad |